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Look up stretch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stretch may refer to: Stretch (surname), a list of people Stretch (nickname), a list Stretch Records
Stretch
Basketball position
In basketball, a stretch four (sometimes called a stretch big) is a player at the power forward position that can shoot further from the basket than a
Stretch_four
Form of physical exercise where a muscle is stretched to improve it
Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately expanded and flexed in order to improve
Stretching
British boxer, model, and actor
Gary Stretch (born 4 November 1965) is a British boxer, actor, model, producer, and screenwriter. During his boxing career, Stretch won 29 of his 31 fights
Gary_Stretch
Form of scarring
Stretch marks, also known as striae (/ˈstraɪiː/) or striae distensae, are a form of scarring on the skin with an off-color hue. Over time, they may diminish
Stretch_marks
Muscle contraction in response to stretching
The stretch reflex (myotatic reflex), or more accurately muscle stretch reflex, is a muscle contraction in response to stretching a muscle. The function
Stretch_reflex
American rapper and record producer
(August 21, 1968 – November 30, 1995), better known by his stage name Stretch, was an American rapper and record producer, working in Live Squad. In
Stretch_(rapper)
Luxury car with division driven by a chauffeur
a very long wheelbase and driven by a professional driver is called a stretch limousine. In some countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom
Limousine
Action figure notable for its ability to stretch several feet
Stretch Armstrong is a large, gel-filled action figure that was first sold in 1976 by Kenner. It looks like a short muscular man with blond hair wearing
Stretch_Armstrong
First IBM supercomputer using dedicated transistors
The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was IBM's first transistorized supercomputer. It was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 until the first
IBM_7030_Stretch
Act of lengthening the labia minora
Labia stretching, also referred to as labia elongation or labia pulling, is the act of lengthening the labia minora (the inner lips of the female genitals)
Labia_stretching
Packaging material
Stretch wrap or stretch film, sometimes known as pallet wrap, is a highly stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around items. The elastic recovery
Stretch_wrap
Surname list
Stretch is the surname of: Bill Stretch (born 1935), Australian former politician Billy Stretch (born 1996), Australian rules footballer C.J. Stretch
Stretch_(surname)
2001 video game
Stretch Panic, known as Freak Out in Europe and Oceania and Hippa Linda (ひっぱリンダ, Hippa Rinda) in Japan, is a platform game designed by Treasure Co. Ltd
Stretch_Panic
Break during a baseball game
In baseball in the United States and Canada, the seventh-inning stretch (also known as the Lucky 7 in Japan and South Korea) is a long-standing tradition
Seventh-inning_stretch
American record label
Stretch Records is an American record company and label that was established in 1997[citation needed] by Chick Corea and music industry veteran Ron Moss
Stretch_Records
Australian politician
William Noel Stretch (born 17 March 1935) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Ballarat and arrived in Western Australia in 1954. He farmed
Bill_Stretch
One of the 12 basic principles of animation
Squash and stretch is the phrase used to describe "by far the most important" of the 12 basic principles of animation, described in the book The Illusion
Squash_and_stretch
Sensory receptor type
Stretch receptors are mechanoreceptors responsive to distention of various organs and muscles, and are neurologically linked to the medulla in the brain
Stretch_receptor
Venezuelan musician (born 1989)
Libre (2012) under the name Arca and subsequently released the EPs Stretch 1 and Stretch 2; the latter experimented with hip hop and brought her attention
Arca_(musician)
2014 American film
Stretch is a 2014 American crime comedy film written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale, Brooklyn Decker
Stretch_(2014_film)
In combustion, flame stretch ( K {\displaystyle K} ) is a quantity which measures the amount of stretch of the flame surface due to curvature and due to
Flame_stretch
Sensor measuring deformation and stretching
A stretch sensor is a sensor which can be used to measure deformation and stretching forces such as tension or bending. They are usually made from a material
Stretch_sensor
2012 EP by Arca
Stretch 2 is the third extended play by Venezuelan producer Arca. It was released on 6 August 2012 by UNO NYC, following its predecessor Stretch 1 in April
Stretch_2
English writer and singer
Joe Stretch (born 7 January 1982) is an English writer and singer. His first novel, Friction, was published by Vintage Books at Random House in 2008.
Joe_Stretch
2011 French film
Stretch is a 2011 English-language French sports film directed by Charles de Meaux and starring Nicolas Cazalé, Fan Bingbing and David Carradine. It marks
Stretch_(2011_film)
Electronic toy line
Stretch Screamers was a series of electronic toys by Manley Toys Limited of Hong Kong. Stretch Screamers were a line of toy monsters from the early 2000s
Stretch_Screamers
2016 singles by Kanye West
"Father Stretch My Hands" is a pair of songs by American rapper Kanye West from his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). They are split into
Father_Stretch_My_Hands
English electronic music duo
Stretch & Vern are an English electronic music duo consisting of Stretch Silvester (Stuart Silvester) and Jules Vern (Julian Peake). They are best known
Stretch_&_Vern
British rock band
"Why Did You Do It?", 1975 Problems playing this file? See media help. Stretch were a 1970s British rock band that grew from the collaboration between
Stretch_(band)
1993 British TV series or programme
Full Stretch is a British comedy television series which first aired on ITV in 1993. It portrays a limousine rental company owned by an ex-footballer
Full_Stretch
Fabric that can be stretched and recover
Stretch fabric is a synthetic fabric that stretches. Stretch fabrics are either 2-way stretch or 4-way stretch. 2-way stretch fabrics stretch in one direction
Stretch_fabric
Releases of Debian GNU/Linux, a computer operating system
for codename Stretch. Stretch becomes oldoldstable, Bullseye is the current stable release (14 August 2021; 4 years ago (2021-08-14)) Stretch long term support
Debian release version history
Debian_release_version_history
Detail of tuning of musical instruments
Stretched tuning is a detail of musical tuning, applied to wire-stringed musical instruments, older, non-digital electric pianos (such as the Fender Rhodes
Stretched_tuning
2015 studio album by Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
Stretch Music (Introducing Elena Pinderhughes) is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah released on September 18, 2015, by
Stretch_Music
1973 studio album by Scott Walker
Stretch is the ninth solo studio album by the American singer Scott Walker. It was released in November 1973 but was unsuccessful on the music charts
Stretch_(album)
2004 single by Mase featuring P. Diddy
"Breathe, Stretch, Shake" is the second single released from Mase's third album, Welcome Back. It was released on September 14, 2004, produced by Rick
Breathe,_Stretch,_Shake
Type of body piercings
Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of body piercing
Stretching_(body_piercing)
A senior stretch loan, or overadvance loan, is a hybrid debt instrument consisting of both asset-based loan and cash flow loan. Such loans are suitable
Senior_stretch_loan
American ice hockey player (born 1989)
Charles G. Stretch (born August 3, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Starbulls Rosenheim of the DEL2 in Germany
C._J._Stretch
Welsh footballer
Logan Scott Stretch (born 4 November 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Sheffield Wednesday. He
Logan_Stretch
Novel by Graham Norton
Home Stretch is the third novel written by the author, presenter, and comedian Graham Norton. In a small village in Ireland in 1987, a car crash occurs
Home_Stretch
List of various topics with the same nickname
Stretch is a nickname of: Stretch Johnson (1915–2002), American tap dancer and social activist Seantavius Jones (born 1992), American football player
Stretch_(nickname)
Australian rules footballer (born 1996)
Billy Stretch (born 8 September 1996) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian
Billy_Stretch
Topics referred to by the same term
Final Stretch may refer to: Final Stretch (video game), a 1993 racing video game "Final Stretch" (Porridge), an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge A series
Final_Stretch
Australian rules footballer
Steven Stretch (born 5 January 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Fitzroy in the VFL/AFL and West Torrens in the
Steven_Stretch
Twin-aisle airliner family
with United Airlines, and the extended-range 767-200ER in 1984. It was stretched into the 767-300 in October 1986, followed by the extended-range 767-300ER
Boeing_767
Manual package wrapping system
Mechanical brake stretch wrappers are manual stretch wrapping systems which consist of a simple structure supporting a roll of film to be stretched and a mechanical
Mechanical brake stretch wrapper
Mechanical_brake_stretch_wrapper
Mathematical parameter of embeddings
The stretch factor (i.e., bilipschitz constant) of an embedding measures the factor by which the embedding distorts distances. Suppose that one metric
Stretch_factor
Puerto Rican footballer (born 1999)
Callum Blu Stretch (born September 18, 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for USL League One club Sarasota Paradise. Born in the continental
Callum_Stretch
American animator and director (born 1963)
be viewed on his YouTube channel, Stretch Films; however, it currently is not available online for viewing. Stretch Films, Inc. is a production company
John_R._Dilworth
Topics referred to by the same term
Down the Stretch may refer to: Down the Stretch (1936 film), an American drama film Down the Stretch (1927 film), an American drama film This disambiguation
Down_the_Stretch
Australian politician
Srechko Jernej "Stretch" Kontelj, OAM (born 1961) is an Australian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong
Stretch_Kontelj
American hardcore punk band
Stretch Arm Strong (Also known as Stretch Armstrong) is a hardcore punk band from Columbia, South Carolina, and the flagship band for We Put Out Records
Stretch_Arm_Strong
Stretch Princess was a British alternative rock band that formed in London, England in 1996. The band consisted of Jo Lloyd (vocals, bass, and piano)
Stretch_Princess
other stretches, are usually grouped with stretches as they serve the same tactical purposes. In public performance, for safety's sake, stretches are usually
Professional_wrestling_holds
Basketball position
saw the introduction of the three-point shot. While the concept of the 'stretch five' would not come until the new millennium, players such as Bill Laimbeer
Center_(basketball)
Australian Anglican bishop (1855–1919)
John Francis Stretch (28 January 1855 – 19 April 1919) was an Australian Anglican bishop. Stretch was born in Geelong, Victoria, the son of Reverend John
Jack_Stretch
Pulmonary stretch receptors are mechanoreceptors found in the lungs. When the lung expands, the receptors initiate the Hering-Breuer reflex, which reduces
Pulmonary_stretch_receptor
1960 British film by Robert Day
Two-Way Stretch, also known as Nothing Barred, is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Lionel
Two-Way_Stretch
6th episode of the 3rd series of Porridge
"Final Stretch" is the final episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge, the sixth episode of the third series. It first aired on 25 March 1977. Godber's upcoming
Final_Stretch_(Porridge)
Sound art by Leif Inge
Beet Stretch, by Scandinavian artist Leif Inge, is a 24-hours long piece made of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. There is a version of 9 Beet Stretch for every
9_Beet_Stretch
Island in Mason County, Washington, United States
Stretch Island is an island in Case Inlet in the southern part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It forms part of the unincorporated Mason
Stretch_Island
Canadian fitness trainer (born 1949)
fitness. She created the dynamic stretching and strengthening workout, Essentrics, and the PBS fitness TV show, Classical Stretch, based on Essentrics. Her study
Miranda_Esmonde-White
anamorphic stretch transform (AST) also referred to as warped stretch transform is a physics-inspired signal transform that emerged from time stretch dispersive
Anamorphic_stretch_transform
Manufacturing process for forming and joining together hollow plastic parts
molding: extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, and injection stretch blow molding. The blow molding process begins with softening plastic by
Blow_molding
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up stretching in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated
Stretching_(disambiguation)
1960 studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio
Stretching Out is an album by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label. Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling
Stretching_Out
Relative deformation of a physical body
strain is zero, so that there is no deformation, the stretch ratio is equal to unity. The stretch ratio is used in the analysis of materials that exhibit
Strain_(mechanics)
American basketball player (1907–1992)
Charles Carroll "Stretch" Murphy (April 10, 1907 – August 17, 1992) was an American basketball player. He played competitive basketball at Marion High
Stretch_Murphy
American sitcom (1971–1979)
loading platform): What Archie did not know was that Stretch was Jewish, evident only after Stretch died and Archie went to the funeral. Archie's eulogy
All_in_the_Family
2019 single by Summer Walker featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie
"Stretch You Out" is a song by American singer Summer Walker, released on September 24, 2019 as the second single from her debut studio album Over It
Stretch_You_Out
Type of stretch film
Extended core stretch wrappers are rolls of stretch film that have their internal core extended beyond their film roll creating a handle by which film
Extended_core_stretch_wrapper
American Clockmaker and Governor
Thomas Stretch (March 30, 1697 – October 19, 1765) was an American clockmaker, founder and first governor of the Colony in Schuylkill, later known as
Thomas_Stretch
American clockmaker (1670–1746)
Peter Stretch (October 14, 1670 – September 11, 1746) was among the most prominent early American clockmakers and among the first makers of scientific
Peter_Stretch
American hip hop radio show
The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show (also referred to as Stretch and Bobbito) was an underground hip hop radio show broadcast in New York, originally
The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show
The_Stretch_Armstrong_and_Bobbito_Show
Medical diagnostic method
Femoral nerve stretch test, also known as Mackiewicz sign, is a test for spinal nerve root compression, which is associated with disc protrusion and femoral
Femoral_nerve_stretch_test
1997 studio album by Patty Loveless
Long Stretch of Lonesome is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Patty Loveless, released on September 30, 1997. Three singles charted
Long_Stretch_of_Lonesome
1998 studio album by Stretch Princess
Stretch Princess is the debut studio album of English alternative rock band Stretch Princess. It was released on August 25th, 1998, through Wind-Up Records
Stretch_Princess_(album)
New York-based DJ and music producer
professionally as DJ Stretch Armstrong is a New York-based DJ and music producer, known as a former co-host of hip hop radio show The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito
DJ_Stretch_Armstrong
1995 studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
well as the outro of "Deep Kick" and the chorus of the album outtake "Stretch". One Hot Minute sold more than two million copies and was certified multi-platinum
One_Hot_Minute
A Stretch of the Imagination is an Australian play by Jack Hibberd. It was one of the most significant new plays of the Australian drama revival of the
A_Stretch_of_the_Imagination
2007 Utah wildfire
Utah. The fire burned 363,052 acres (567 square miles) and caused large stretches of I-15 to be temporarily closed. Many veteran firefighters had stated
Milford_Flat_Fire
Medical condition
when rapidly stretched, they become brittle, and the axonal cytoskeleton can be broken. Misalignment of cytoskeletal elements after stretch injury can lead
Diffuse_axonal_injury
Classical mechanics rule
the stretch rule (sometimes referred to as Routh's rule) states that the moment of inertia of a rigid object is unchanged when the object is stretched parallel
Stretch_rule
Topics referred to by the same term
John Stretch may refer to: Jack Stretch, bishop John Stretch (MP) for Devon (UK Parliament constituency) This disambiguation page lists articles about
John_Stretch
Electronics that can bend and stretch
Stretchable electronics, also known as elastic electronics or elastic circuits, is a group of technologies for building electronic circuits by depositing
Stretchable_electronics
2000 novel by Stephen Leather
The Stretch is a thriller written by Stephen Leather, published in 2000. The novel, his twelfth, was based on the script for his television miniseries
The_Stretch_(novel)
American sportscaster and announcer (1910–1972)
Campbell A. "Stretch" Miller (March 15, 1910 – October 25, 1972) was an American sportscaster who worked for eight years as a play-by-play announcer for
Stretch_Miller
2004 British film
The film also stars Toby Kebbell (in his first film appearance) and Gary Stretch. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2004 and in the United
Dead_Man's_Shoes_(2004_film)
Legal pitching positions in baseball
windup, and the set. Colloquially, the set is often referred to as "the stretch", although this term actually only refers to one part of the pitching motion
Pitching_position
Controlled, mechanical drug delivery
Stretch-triggered drug delivery is a method of controlled drug delivery stimulated by mechanical forces. The most commonly used materials for stretch-triggered
Stretch-triggered drug delivery
Stretch-triggered_drug_delivery
Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States
Stretch and Joseph Stretch were sons of Peter Stretch (1670–1746) and Margery Hall Stretch (1668–1746). It is likely the reference to Isaac Stretch is
Pennsylvania_Hospital
American tap dancer and activist (1915–2000)
Howard Eugene "Stretch" Johnson (January 30, 1915 – May 28, 2000) was an American tap dancer and social activist. In 1936, he joined his brother Bobby
Stretch_Johnson
Type of fastener
A torque to yield fastener (TTY) or stretch bolt is a fastener which is torqued beyond the state of elasticity and therefore undergoes plastic deformation
Torque-to-yield_fastener
Muscle stretch followed by contraction
A stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) is a natural muscle function in which there is a rapid transitioning from an eccentric contraction (lengthening under
Stretch_shortening_cycle
Topics referred to by the same term
Stretch Armstrong is a large, gel-filled action figure toy first introduced in 1976. Stretch Armstrong may also refer to: Stretch Arm Strong, a hardcore
Stretch Armstrong (disambiguation)
Stretch_Armstrong_(disambiguation)
Lengthening of vortices in 3D fluid flow
In fluid dynamics, vortex stretching is the lengthening of vortices in three-dimensional fluid flow, associated with a corresponding increase of the component
Vortex_stretching
Sports ownership and management company
7th Inning Stretch LLC is an American sports ownership and management company, which owns several Minor League Baseball teams. Tom Volpe founded 7th Inning
7th_Inning_Stretch_LLC
2000 British TV series or programme
The Stretch is a two-part British television crime drama mini-series, created and written by Stephen Leather and directed by Frank W. Smith. The series
The_Stretch_(TV_series)
STRETCH
STRETCH
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Walter, representing the normal medieval pronunciation of the name.English and German (Rhineland) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water, Middle English, Low German water.Irish : adopted as an English translation of Gaelic Ó Fuartháin (see Foran), being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Stretching.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rochford.English : variant of Rackford, a habitational name from Rackenford in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Racheneforda, which Mills interprets as ‘ford suitable for riding, by a stretch of river’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English lang ‘long’ + feld ‘stretch of open country’, or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Langfield in Kent.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Vast, Spacious, One who stretches, Enlarges
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the servant of a man called Wa(l)ter (see Water 1).English and Dutch : occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water (see Water 2).Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wasserman(n), an occupational name for a water-carrier. Compare 2 above.Robert Waterman emigrated from England to Marshfield, MA, in 1636.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a stretch of open country by a wood, or (as a later formation) someone who lived near a field by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu) + feld ‘open country’, later with the modern meaning ‘field’.Scottish : habitational name from Woodfield, a place near Annan in Dumfriesshire. A certain Roger Wodyfelde is recorded as holding land in Dumfries in 1365.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English strech, strecche ‘strong’, ‘violent’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English tred(en) ‘to tread’ + well ‘well’. Fulling was the process by which newly woven cloth was cleaned and shrunk by the use of heat, water, and pressure (from treading) before finally being stretched and laid out to dry on tenter hooks.
Boy/Male
Greek
Stretcher.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands)
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a stretch of water or perhaps a moated house, from Middle English water ‘water’ + hous ‘house’.Richard Waterhouse, a tanner from Yorkshire, England, emigrated to Portsmouth, NH, in 1669.
Boy/Male
Indian
Vast, Spacious, One who stretches, Enlarges
Boy/Male
Muslim
Vast, Spacious, One who stretches, Enlarges
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
A Maui demigod who could take the form of a rope and stretch from Molokai to Hawaii.
Boy/Male
Indian
Vast, Spacious, One who stretches, Enlarges
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Old English dr̄gean ‘to dry’; possibly an occupational name for a drier of cloth. In the Middle Ages, after cloth had been dyed and fulled, it was stretched out in tenterfields to dry.Altered spelling of German Dreier or Dreyer.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in the parish of Wigan (now in Greater Manchester), so called from Old English mearc ‘boundary’ + lanu ‘lane’.English (Lancashire) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of border or boundary land (see Mark) or a status name for someone who held land with an annual value of one mark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the dozen places in England called Anstey or Ansty, from Old English Änstiga, a compound of Än ‘one’ + stÄ«g ‘path’, denoting a short stretch of road forking at both ends. The surname is found principally in Somerset and the West Country.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Crewe in Cheshire, named with Old Welsh criu ‘weir’. This denoted a wickerwork fence that was stretched across a river to catch fish.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Stretches out
STRETCH
STRETCH
Girl/Female
Indian
Gift, Present
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Aromatic
Girl/Female
Latin American
Femininefrom the Roman family name Fabius. Bean.
Girl/Female
Irish
Light.
Female
Egyptian
, ("garden"); a priestess of Amen Ra.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Sahabi RA
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Beautiful (Allah)
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Teutonic American French German
Ruler of the home.
Boy/Male
Indian, Traditional
Atmosphere
STRETCH
STRETCH
STRETCH
STRETCH
STRETCH
n.
One who, or that which, stretches.
n.
A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from its position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been disturbed, as when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes, or particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve whatever.
n.
The extent to which anything may be stretched.
v. t.
To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
v. i.
To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
n.
The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
v. t.
To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
n.
An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
imp. & p. p.
of Stretch
n.
A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
n.
Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
v. t.
To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
v. t.
To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
n.
Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
v. i.
To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.
v. i.
To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
v. i.
To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
v. i.
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stretch